Summarize this content to 1000 words Julian Schroeder, Ph.D., visited NIEHS Feb. 24 to speak about his institute-funded research into how plants respond to environmental stress from toxic metals. The University of California at San Diego (UCSD) professor’s talk was part of the Keystone Science Lecture Seminar Series. “Plants like to take up these metals, which is not a good thing if you’re eating them, but they also could provide
Summarize this content to 1000 words Fifty officials from the Bangladesh Ministry of Public Administration visited NIEHS Mar. 5 to learn how the institute advances environmental health research in the United States and abroad — including in their home country. The afternoon visit was part of a two-week public policy course offered by the Duke Center for International Development. The Bangladeshi officials wanted to learn more about NIEHS research and
Summarize this content to 1000 words “These groups pulled together data and layered it into accessible tools, increasing the potential for seeing the bigger picture,” said Heacock. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)Scientists funded by the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP) developed online tools to inform local communities about potential environmental health risks. The researchers hail from the University of California at Berkeley (UCB) and Texas A&M University (TAMU).“SRP prioritizes getting
Summarize this content to 1000 words Borgnia said that the shape of a protein is closely related to its function, so discovering the shape with tools such as cryo-EM helps scientists gain insight to the job it performs. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)The NIEHS cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) facility, led by Mario Borgnia, Ph.D., is providing key support to the Duke Human Vaccine Institute (DHVI) in the fight against the SARS-Cov-2
Summarize this content to 1000 words ExtramuralBy Adeline Lopez Asthma declines with lower power plant emissions Asthma symptoms and asthma hospitalizations dropped dramatically in response to reduced power plant emissions, according to an NIEHS-funded study. The researchers took advantage of a natural experiment in Louisville, Kentucky, between 2013 and 2016. During that time, nearby power plants either stopped using coal as the energy source or installed better emission controls. This
Summarize this content to 1000 words An international team of researchers reported that the children of women who ate between one and three servings of fish during pregnancy saw health benefits in later childhood. Women who ate fish more or less often had children who showed more signs of metabolic syndrome and inflammation. The study, partially funded by NIEHS, was published March 2 in JAMA Network Open. The new findings
Summarize this content to 1000 words White said that as the field of mixture exposure analysis moves forward, there will be a greater need for innovative methods that can accommodate big data and incorporate a variety of different exposures. (Photo courtesy of Steve McCaw)A new method developed by NIEHS researchers and collaborators can help assess how exposures to chemical mixtures affect human health. The approach, published Apr. 7 in Environmental
Summarize this content to 1000 words IntramuralBy Aidin Alejo Abdala, Nicholas Alagna, Arif Rahman, Saniya Rattan, and Dahea You NTP study: Food coloring byproduct is toxic to rat reproduction Scientists in the Division of the National Toxicology Program (NTP) at NIEHS have demonstrated that 4-methylimidazole (4-MI) can cause toxic effects to rat reproduction and development. 4-MI, a chemical that is a byproduct of caramel coloring manufacturing, is found in various
Summarize this content to 1000 words ExtramuralBy Sara Amolegbe NRF2 activation leads to enlarged liver An NIEHS-funded study suggested that prolonged activation of a protein nuclear factor called erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) may contribute to liver enlargement and fatty liver diseases. Normally, NRF2 plays an important role in regulating antioxidant defenses. In this study, researchers found that NRF2 also activated a protein called AKT, which is involved in glucose metabolism
Summarize this content to 1000 words The NIEHS Office of Communications and Public Liaison (OCPL) provides a wide range of resources and services to promote the groundbreaking work of institute scientists and grant recipients. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the use of social media. Flowers serves as NIEHS chief advisor on international protocol, community engagement, and information sharing to build support and cooperation for the institute’s mission.
